Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.

For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked. They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.” But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up! Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone? And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

“If I tell you,” Jeremiah replied, “you will surely put me to death. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.

There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.

And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Continue in brotherly love. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them. Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” . . .

Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course. Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; . . .

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?” Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” “Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.” “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!”

A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil. A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones. The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit. . . .

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool. Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest. A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes. . . .

A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”